Fine Books & Manuscripts

[OZ]. THOMPSON, Ruth Plumly (1891–1976). Ten Oz Titles. Comprising: The Royal Book of Oz (1921), 1920s printing with color plates. –– The Cowardly Lion of Oz (1923), early printing with standard ampersand on spine, 12 color plates (last plate detached). –– Pirates in Oz (1931), first printing, Binding A, 11 (of 12) color plates. –– Grampa in Oz (1924), early printing, plates coated on one side only, damaged type on p. 171. –– Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (1929/later printing), plates in black and white. –– The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1926), late-1920s printing, 12 color plates coated on both sides. –– Captain Salt in Oz (1936), first printing, pictorial endpapers, 16-page gatherings. –– Giant Horse of Oz (1928), first printing, 12 color plates coated on one side only, misprint to frontis. caption (two plates detached). –– Kabumpo in Oz (1922), mid-1920s printing, illustration on p. [299] of Kabumpo the Elephant, color plates. –– Lost King of Oz (1925), late-1920s printing, plates coated on both sides. –– All small 4tos, all in publisher’s cloth with color pictorial cover labels, condition generally good or very good, each with same child’s ex-libris signature and/or bookplate.